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Chapter 4.4 Groups Within Societies
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Groups break down into
two major groups in
society
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Primary
Secondary
What makes up society?
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Groups
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Can be as small as 2
people
Can be as large as a
nation
What makes a group?
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4 things make a group
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2 or more people
Interaction amongst
members
Members have shared
expectations
Members must share a
common identity
An Aggregate
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Same as a group, BUT
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Lack organization
Do not plan interaction
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Passengers on an
airplane
People waiting for a bus
Can be considered a
social category
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way of classifying people
according to a shared
trait or status
Size of Groups
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Dyad
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2 people who share
power in group
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If 1 person leaves, group
does not exist anymore
Triad
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3 people who share
power in group
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More definite then 2
person group
How big can a small group be?
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Small enough where
each individual can talk
to each other face to
face.
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Big if they share an
identity
Organization of groups
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Formal Structures
have
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Structure
Goals
Activities
Informal Group have
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No structure
No rules
Types of Groups
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Primary Groups
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Small groups who
interact over a long
period of time on a direct
and personal basis
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Very intimate
Very intense
Examples
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Families
Couples
Types of Groups
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Secondary Group
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Interaction is impersonal
Interaction is temporary
Very casual
Individuals in group can
be replaced
Examples
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Classrooms
Political party
Group Leaders
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Leaders
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Instrumental leaders
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People who influence the attitudes and opinions
of others
Task oriented person in group
Expressive leaders
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Emotion-oriented person in group
In-Groups and
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In-groups
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A group that a person
identifies with and is part of
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In-groups separate
themselves by using
symbols
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Clothing
Language/slang
drawings
Out-group
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A group that a person does
not identify with
Out-Groups
E-Community
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Groups of people who
interact strictly on the
internet.
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Video games
Political blogging
Video streaming
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You Tube
Online webpage
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Myspace
Facebook
Social Networks
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Web of relationships that is formed by the
sum of a person’s interactions with other
people
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Have no clear boundaries
Have no rules
Have no sense of identity for most part